I have been a user of Google’s products for so many years, from Search to Map, from Gmail to Drive. I started exploring more educational materials from Google in 2019 to upskill myself in the digital rainforest. I received a free Google Analytics certification for my efforts.

If you are looking for Google courses on Class Central, you will find Google and Google Cloud courses. They are offered via online learning providers such as Coursera or Udacity.

But Google offers more online courses and training programs in different subjects through both their own platforms or third-party platforms, aggregated in their “Grow with Google” platform also popularly know as Google Career Certificates. 

How much do these Google Career Certificates cost? A big number of those courses are free and offer a free certification.

So, I decided to look through different Google certificate programs and made a simple list of courses and training programs. Then, I filtered the courses and compiled a list of free Google certifications.

Here is what I found in my research: I identified 600+ free Google Classes with free certifications on different Google learning platforms. Topics include online business, digital marketing, Google analytics, and Google cloud.

You may also want to have a look at some of our other compilations of free certificates and courses, including:

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• 750+ Hours of LinkedIn Learning Free Certifications

Free Google Analytics Certification

Google Analytics Academy provides 6 courses about Google Analytics, Google Data Studio and Google Tag Manager. Each course includes a series of video content and assessments. After getting a score of 80% or higher on each assessment, you can earn a certificate of completion. Certificates are automatically added to your Google Analytics Academy profile and can be shared on your Linkedin resume.

Google Analytics for Beginners
Advanced Google Analytics
Google Analytics for Power Users
Getting Started With Google Analytics 360
Introduction to Data Studio
Google Tag Manager Fundamentals

Free Google Digital Marketing Certification

Google Digital Garage provides over 150 free courses in digital skills. 20+ courses are provided by Google. The course Fundamentals of digital marketing by Google provides a free certificate. There are 26 modules in the course and each module includes videos and assessments.

You can earn a badge for each module separately after passing all assessments. A final certificate is also available once you finish all modules. Badges and certificates will be linked to your profile page.  

Free Google Ads Certification

Google Skillshop provides free training programs on Google’s marketing tools, including Google Analytics Academy, Google Ads, Google AdMob, Google Marketing Platform, and more. There are over 25 document-based courses on the platform providing free certificates. Certificates will be automatically added to your profile after passing the assessments of each course.

Google Ads Display Certification
Google Ads Search Certification
Google Ads Video Certification
Shopping Ads Certification
Google Ads Apps Certification
Google Ads – Measurement Certification
Search Ads 360 Certification Exam
Campaign Manager Certification Exam
Creative Certification Exam
Display & Video 360 Certification Exam
Google Analytics Individual Qualification
Optimize your Display & Video 360 campaign
Optimize performance in Search Ads 360
Search Ads 360 Mobile Basics
Studio Basics
Google My Business
YouTube Music Certification
YouTube Music Rights Management Certification
YouTube Asset Monetization
YouTube Content Ownership
Drive Advertising Revenue with Google Ad Manager
Waze Ads Fundamentals
Get Started with Google AdMob
Authorized Buyers API Basics
Manage campaigns in Search Ads 360

Free Google Certification from Google Developers Platform

Google Developers Platform Learn is a “one-stop destination” for skills to develop software with Google’s technology. Over 30 pathways with free badges are provided on the platform. Each pathway includes sequential learning materials combined with videos, documents, codelabs, and quizzes. Badges will be shown on your Google Developer Profile after completion.

Use Apps Script in Google Workspace
Build, containerize, and deploy Spring Boot apps on Google Cloud
Build Actions for Google Assistant
Visualize data on Google Maps Platform
Get started with Google Maps Platform
Improve your website with Web Vitals
Capture media with WebRTC
Engage your web app’s users with push notifications
Build apps with Flutter
Use Spring Boot to quickly create apps for Google Cloud
Accelerate and simplify communications with G Suite
Use Actions on Google to make your home smarter
Implement Material Design in web apps
Implement Material Design with Material Components for Flutter
Follow Material Design guidelines for Android apps in Java
Offer simpler and secure payments with Google Pay
Program neural networks with TensorFlow
Build a custom, responsive chatbot in Google Cloud
Build chatbots with Dialogflow
Build your first web app with Firebase
Add Firebase to your Flutter app
Develop locally with Firebase
Build web apps backed by Cloud Firestore
Message your users with FCM and FIAM on Android
Android Basics: Introduction to Kotlin
Android Basics: Create your first Android app
Android Basics: Build a basic layout
Android Basics: Add a button to an app
Get user input in an app: Part 1
Get user input in an app: Part 2
Navigate between screens
Introduction to the Navigation component
Architecture components
Advanced navigation app examples

Free Google Certification from Qwiklabs 

Qwiklabs provides hands-on experience with lab learning environments on Google Cloud. Different types of learning materials including courses, hands-on labs, and quests on the platform. Most hands-on labs need paid credits but Google periodically provides free limited subscription for learners.

The most recent one is “Claim 30 days access to Google Cloud labs at no cost”, free until February 28, 2021. After registration, you can initiate a 30-day free subscription of Qwiklab and enroll in the lab for free.

500+ free hands-on labs with badges 

Each of the 500+ hands-on labs provides step-by-step text guidelines on how to deal with a certain task in a temporary Google Cloud environment. After starting the lab, you have to complete the task and tests in a limited time. Then a badge is available on your profile (Welcome to my personal public profile).

Examples:
A Tour of Qwiklabs and Google Cloud
Learning TensorFlow: the Hello World of Machine Learning
Cloud Functions: Qwik Start – Console
Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start – Console
Getting Started with BQML

100+ free Quests with badges

A quest is a learning path with a series of related hands-on labs. When you complete a quest, you will receive a badge that will be automatically added to your profile. Here is my public profile as an example.

Examples:
Google Cloud Essentials
Create and Manage Cloud Resources
Baseline: Infrastructure
Baseline: Data, ML, AI
Deploy and Manage Cloud Environments with Google Cloud

4 free courses with badges

Each of the 4 free courses includes several modules with video, document, hands-on labs and quizzes. You can earn a badge by completing every activity in the course. Courses are also available for non-English speakers. These are marked as Locales.

Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Cloud Computing Fundamentals – Locales
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Infrastructure in Google Cloud – Locales
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud – Locales
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud
Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Data, ML, and AI in Google Cloud – Locales